The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀπό“away”
- English todayapotemnophobia
From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”) + -phobia.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἀπό all →
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apotemnophobia
Today it means: A fear of amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear of amputations (fear of amputations on others), fear of amputees (persons with amputations). Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἀπό